In Between // OBX (K.C)

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As she was walking back to the church she heard a branch break in the distance, making her stop and look around for a second, searching for anyone or anything, when she didn't see anything she headed back into the church.

"Ren! Toss it," Pope said still feet above his friends.

"Okay," Brenna lined herself up with him, looking up at him, "Ready?"

"Oh, for real?" Kiara backed up.

"Watch your heads," John B warned.

Brenna shot her brother a quick glare before looking back up at Pope and tossing the piece of metal effortlessly, Pope catching it on the first try.

"Not bad," Kiara nodded, proudly. JJ nodded approvingly with a slow clap.

"Thank you, thank you," Brenna giggled, dramatically bowing. Kiara wrapped her arm around her, kissing her cheek as they all went back to watching Pope.

"Hey, Pope, there's the wasp nest right there, okay?" John B went back to being serious, "Just move slow, all right?'

Pope nodded before starting to hack as the hollow wood, which broke apart with ease.

"What is that?" Sarah asked starring at the small pieces of gold peaking through the wood.

"You're kidding," Brenna gasped, hands covering her mouth in shock.

"You guys see that?" John B asked.

Pope slowly uncovered more of the cross.

"Holy shit," Kiara gasped. Everyone stood with smiles full of disbelief on their faces, right when they thought they had lost hope, they found it...the cross of Santo Domingo.

"Its here," Sarah whispered.

"I can't believe it," Brenna whispered in awe.

"You did it, buddy," JJ smiled proudly at Pope who was still knocking off pieces of wood.

The three girls started to ramble off 'oh my gods' and 'holy shits' as they started to celebrate the find, all hugging each other before separating to happily look back up at a just as happy Pope.

"We did it!" Pope cheered, the whole cross uncovered now.

"Okay, they're stinging now, ow!" Pope said trying to swat the wasp away, dropping the crowbar.

"Shit," Brenna jumped out of the way of the falling metal.

Pope still trying to swat away the bugs started to fall over the edge, gripping to the wood, making everyone gasp.

"Hold on, Pope!" Kiara shouted at him as he held onto the decaying wood.

"The cushions!" Brenna rushed to started grabbing them from the benches, JJ and Sarah following her lead, they pilled them into the center of the room so Pope could fall safely.

"Move the pews!" Kiara started to push them out of the way with the help of John B.

"I can't hold!" Pope shouted.